Plant based food

Vegan Grocery Essentials

There are many amazing vegan foods. It may even surprise you with how many there are! Following a plant-based diet can actually help you eat more of a variety because you’re open to trying new options. Did you know that there are over 20,000 edible plants? Fortunately, this list won’t cover all of them, but you’ll want to add some of these vegan grocery essentials to your shopping list.

Finding Vegan food at Aldi

I have a very old post on my old blog on how to shop at Aldi. For some reason, it’s still doing well, so I decided to do a little update. I made a video so go check that out here. The video all about finding vegan food at Aldi and my $44 Aldi haul.

I wanted to break it down a little bit more in this post. If you’d like to see more like this (or more videos) let me know! I did say it was $35 in the video, but it was actually $44. I did buy a couple of things that I didn’t necessarily need (don’t shop hungry or when a kid is hungry!) so it definitely could have been less.

Eating healthy food doesn’t have to be difficult, or expensive! There seems to be a myth that eating healthy plant-based foods costs a lot. Although this can be the case, there are many healthy options that are very inexpensive and taste great!

This list of 10 healthiest foods for a tight budget are just some of my favorite healthy, plant-based foods, but there are so many more. If you’re completely new to following a whole-foods, plant-based diet, you might want to check out my 7 tips for starting a plant-based diet first.

Do vegans get enough protein?

If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me where I get my protein, I’d have a lot of dollars.

I feel like there are a lot of simple answers to this question, such as:

Plants have protein, or simply…
Beans.

However, there seems to be such a misconception that vegans are lacking in protein, so I thought I’d write a full blog post about it. Maybe you’re wondering if all vegans are protein deficient. Or maybe you’re thinking of starting a vegan diet, but you want to make sure that you will get enough protein.

First of all, let’s clear a few things up. Plants do indeed have protein, and most vegans get the protein that they need very easily.

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First, let’s be clear. Following whole food, plant-based vegan diet has been proven not only safe but beneficial. Both the American Dietetic Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics (aka not vegan organizations) state that well-planned vegan diets are both safe and can have health benefits. It is important to note that ANY diet should be well-planned. That being said, when you are following a vegan diet there are things that you should keep an eye on. Just as you should on any other diet.